DOCUMENT RESUME ED 406 673 CS 215 788 Joy, Flora; And Others AUTHOR The Big, Bad Wolf Goes Trick-or-Treating. TITLE PUB DATE 94 NOTE 5p. PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Journal Articles (080) Teacher (052) JOURNAL CIT Storytelling World; v3 n1 p38-40 Win-Spr 1994 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Audience Response; *Class Activities; *Classroom Communication; Creative Expression; Elementary Education; Learning Activities; *Story Telling; *Student Participation; Verbal Communication Communication Across the Curriculum; Halloween; Three Little IDENTIFIERS Pigs ABSTRACT This adaptation of the "Three Little Pigs" story is suitable for performance in elementary grades, especially around Halloween. The story comes with step-by-step directions for how to dramatize the action for maximum audience participation and response and with suggestions for optional learning activities that can be used with the story. Some of the activities that go with the story are making hand shadows (illustrations are provided), working on language arts by pinpointing adjectives in the story, and discussing story creation (the story is a combination of 2 different stories). An activity about product brand names and another activity about health habits are also included. (NKA) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** THE BIG BAD WOLF GOES TRICK-OR-TREATING (Classroom Corner) Flora Joy, Keith Young, and Roger Petersen PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL Office of Educational Research and Improvement GRANTED BY ATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION HAS ED CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 2 En COPY AV LABLE I Teller Notes: This story may be told with vocal audience participation and/or with hd A hand shadow characters. Consider the notes below for both the charac- ters and the telling. 0' 0 Show the wolf P shadow character. . . (See later design.) (1) - - Show the crab shadow character. 0 (See later design. This character is NE HALLOWEEN DAY THE BIG. BAD wolf WOKE UP AND STUMBLED OUT OF BED. OH-H-H-H. HE optional. Should was feeling very, very crabby. You see, just the day before, his doctor had said to the hand shadows him, "Your cholesterol level is sky high! You have been wolfing down too many cum- become too cum- 1110 pigs. You are going to have to give up pork forever! If you eat any more pork at all, bersome, feel free I can't begin to describe the terrible things that will happen to you!" to eliminate this one.) Now this was distressing news indeed for a big, bad wolf who had enjoyed pork since he Show the wolf shadow character was just a little wolfer. To tell a wolf that he could never again eat another little pig would be and keep it on the screen with move- like sentencing him to death! All the big, bad wolf could think about was the luscious, ments corresponding to the story ex- mouth-watering taste of pork. "I want pork! I want pork!" he chanted as he began pacing cept when hands are needed for the floor. But the doctor's warnings of "No more pork! No more pork!" echoed above his other characters. cries of hunger. "AUUUGGH!" Audience encouragement to re- peat I want pork and No more He tried all kinds of things to take his mind off little-pig meals and get out of his crabby pork may be begun at this point, if mood. First he opened the newspaper, but it was filled with advertisements for sausage and desired. pork chops. Next he turned on the radio to hear the news, but the announcer was discussing Make the AUUUGGlit sound as pork-barrel politics and swine flu. pitiful and agonizing as possible. The TV was no help either, because most stations were showing Porky Pig reruns. (Optional crab character) "AUUUGGH!" He closed his eyes and imagined swallowing whole a nice, plump, juicy, big gulp! G-U-L-P! The oft -repeated one big gulp delectable, scrumptious pig in one may develop into an audience par- He was desperate! All those bran muffins and celery sticks just didn't satisfy an appetite ticipation pattern by encouraging nurtured on fatback and bacon. In a last-ditch effort, he decided that night he would go them to say this line with you each time. Make the last G-U-L-P a trick-or-treating. It would be a wonderful way to acquire some delectable morsels without long, loud, belabored utterance. even having to work for them. "After all," the wolf thought, "the doctor had only said, 'No more pork!' He hadn't said, 'No more candy!' Eh! Eh! Eh!" Continue to encourage the No more pork participation. As soon as darkness filled the forest, the wolf sneaked out of the neighborhood. "This is Show the great!" he snorted to himself, "I don't even have to buy a costume." Soon he came to a house turkey shadow made of straw. He banged loudly on the door. Immediately it swung open and out stepped a character. (See fat turkey who happened to be humming Turkey in the Straw. later design.) The turkey looked at the wolf and said, "Hey! Get a load of that cheap wolf outfit! At what yard sale did you get that flea-bitten rag, Furry Face? Not so close, kid! Whe-e-e-e-ew! Your breath smells like you have been eating bran muffins and celery sticks! Gobble! Gobble!" "He's a turkey, all right," grumbled the wolf to himself. Then he remembered that the doctor Encourage audience to say No had said, "No more pork!" But he hadn't said, "No more turkey!" So he pounced upon more... with you by pausing (while big gulp! G-U-L-P they remember) after you say the the turkey and gobbled up that loud-mouthed squawker in One first NO. Pause again before the Patting his stomach, the wolf declared, 'This is turning out better than I thought!" But soon word turkey to see if anyone can those turkey feathers made his throat dry and scratchy, and he decided to go down to the lake anticipate the right word to use. for a drink of water. As he headed toward the shore, he noticed a house made of sticks and Again, encourage audience to say thought he'd take a little detour to see who might live there. He banged on the rickety wooden one big gulp with you by pausing door, and much to his surprise, a very near-sighted beaver came out of the house and squinted slightly after you say the word one. Op at him. Show the no "Trick or treat," said the wolf in a voice muffled by all those turkey feathers. beaver shadow character. (See "Sa-a-a-a-ay, there, Sonny!" whistled the beaver. "You shouldn't be out in the night like N later design.) this with that sore throat you've got!" The beaver got a little closer. "Hm-m-m-m. I didn't `-/ know they were selling kangaroo outfits this year. Novel idea though. Where's your sack, rt Sonny?" "In here!" growled the wolf as he pointed to his mouth. The beaver tip-toed over to peek C.4 Make trick or treat sound very in and said, "Sa-a-a-a-ay there, Sonny! You might need to clean out your sack a little better. scratchy. C.) Whe-e-e-e-ew! Smells like bran muffins and turkey feathers in there!" With a loud roar the Continue with audience assis- big gulp! G-U-L-P! wolf grabbed that beaver and swallowed him down in one tance with the gulps. 4i 3 EST COPY AVAilABLE Continue with audience participa- feeling quite he waddled towards the edge of the water "Heh! Heh!" chuckled the wolf as tion in saying No more... he hadn't said, the doctor had said "No more pork!" But pleased with himself. After all, flat tail had had gone down pretty easily, but his rough "No more beaver!" The beaver throat and made him thirstier than ever. scraped the wolfs already-sore made of bricks. edge when he spotted a beautiful home The wolf was almost at the lake's home of a juicy the charm!" He knew that this was the "Hey, hey. They say the third time's Show plg shadow character. (See door and for years. He staggered up to her front later design.) little debutante pig that he'd had his eye on minute. I'll be disobeying the doctor's when he thought to himself, "Wait a was about to knock could "Well, she's such a tiny little pig. What harm orders." But before long he rationalized, her door. with a mouth-watering grin, he knocked at it do to eat one small serving?" So what a beastly she squealed with delight! "Oh, When the little pig opened the door, Who is your designer? GUESS ?" costume! How realistic! How dahhling! "Guess what?" he asked. know," she replied. "It's a hum outfit." "No, you wouldn't have to guess. You "Hey, I'm no hobo!" the wolf protested. I'm saying that you look Chic." The pig tried to clarify herself. "No, "Heh, I'm not an Arab either," he yelled. ears," said the frustrated pig. "I'm simply "My, my, there must be a Can between your banana Republic certainly would trying to determine who designed your costume. White Nike? Wrangler Wolf? Diana have appeal. Let's see. Was it Nick Continue with audience assis- tanastenbura?" tance with the gulp& homegrown." "No!" snarled the wolf. "Let's just say it's doorstep, the little pig replied, "A do-it-your- Still unaware of who it was standing on her take you to put together such lovely attire?" selfer? Oh, how quaint! How long did it loud, will take for me to digest yours!" And with a The wolf snapped, "A lot less time than it Show ram shadow character. G-U -L -P! (See later design.) one big gulp! little pig in fierce, growling roar, the wolf gobbled up that His belly was swollen, and now his throat Well, that wolf had had himself quite a night. pig's diamond brooch and in his haste he had also swallowed the was really killing himfor edge, fell to shoes. He wobbled down to the lake's her silver-toed, patent-leather, high-heeled for a nice long drink. As he slurped up the his knees, and stuck his long snout into the water doctor said might happen if he ate pork. lake water, he began to worry about what the for Arnold Schwarzenhoofer had been searching Now, nearby a stout ram by the name of the the turkey and the beaver. When he heard the whereabouts of his two friendsnamely pig's house the pig's house. His dismay at finding the roar of the wolf, he had dashed over to lake. he saw the upraised haunches of the wolf at the empty was changed to anger when wolf's south-bound parts at full speed. The With a loud snort the ram headed toward the he never heard the ram approach. All of a wolf was slurping down the water so loudly that of This story can become a "jump into the air, across the lake, over a grove sudden, BOOM! The big, bad wolf soared high tale" by shouting BOOM in a very CRASH! He hit the ground! And when he did, out trees, and past a decaying cemetery. quidc, loud voice. For an extra brooch, but could locate only one of poppedfirst the little pig (who retrieved her diamond effect, the word shoes)then the beaver, who had by then decided CRASH may be used even louder her silver-toed, patent-leather high-heeled and scarier. make an appointment with Dr. Seegood, the eye that before the day was over he was going to finally the turkey. All of them were very happy doctor, to get himself a pair of glassesand Shadow characters change from abdominal prison, and none were the worse for the pig to beaver to turkey and back to be released from the wolfs abominable baths before they stopped smelling like bran experience. But they all had to take several to wolf. muffms and celery sticks. all night. He came to the next morning and was As for the wolf, he was knocked out cold groaned. "If his swollen stomach). "Mercy sakes alive!" he sore from head to toe (particularly One final chance for audience to little pig, I'll never survive a big one. Maybe my say No more pork! that's what happens to me when I eat one And as a matter of fact, that wolf not only swore doctor was right after all. No more pork!" of his days. And my friends, I think it's safe off swine, but also beaver and turkey for the rest The story can have a loud closure had trick-or-treating in that neighborhood ever again. But you to say that the wolf never went with all in the audience in unison with a sore throat knocks on your door at better be very careful. If a seedy-looking wolf saying one big gulp! G-U-L-P! bran muffins and celery sticksor you This can be quite a dramatic and vo- Halloween, make certain his breath doesn't smell like MI cal finale. one big gulp! G-U-L-P! might just disappear, in See the following page for instruc- in Storytelling. Keith Young (123 tions for forming the hand shadow Flora Joy is the co-ordinator of ETSU's Master's Degree Program Northeast State Tech. Comm. Old Stagecoach Road, Blountville, Tennessee 37617) is an instructor at characters and for some optional Drive, Langhorne, Pennsylvania Col. and a free-lance storyteller. Roger Petersen (63 Hollybrooke teaching suggestions. communication workshop leader. 19047-5752) is a professor at the Philadelphia College of Bible and a I os. *" ep BEST COPY AVAILABLE Trick-or-Treating Teaching Suggestions for The Big, Bad Wolf Goes One that will likely interest students of all A variety of optional activities may be used with the story on the previous two pages. this skill cannot be mastered by all. Those who are adept might want to begin with the ages is the hand shadow characters, although formation of these hand shadows. Feel wolf, then progress to some of the more difficult characters. Below are the designs for the Some fingers bend at different angles and free to deviate from these in any way you wish. Remember that all hands are different. such as finger lengths, finger in different directions. Some hands have great trouble bending and some are very pliable. Many factors of these characters. (The "plumpness," fingernail length, the state/style of the manicure, or wrist flexibility all affect the image about hand shadows "eyes" are difficult for most.) A spotlight (possibly homemade) works well for these characters. Several books additional characters and possibly some new stories. are available in many libraries. Check out these sources and experiment with Turkey Crab Wolf 1' Ram Pig Beaver Other Optional Teaching Suggestions nice, plump, juicy, Adjectives: Think of several of the adjectives in this story. The wolf, for example, described the pig as What words would you use to describe your favorite food? What words would you use to describe delectable, scrumptious. and your least favorite foods? Health Habits: (A major purpose of this story was to help reemphasize good health practices.) The orders of the doctor in this story were, "No more pork." Investigate the advantages and disadvantages of following this advice. If you asked a doctor about Eat No more your own diet, what would you like to hear him or her say? Fill in the blanks of the following two sentences: . lots of Examine the words you used to fill in these blanks. Would you consider this to be healthy advice? Now give "healthy . advice" to a friend by filling in the same blanks with either the same words or different ones. Brand Names: Several brands of clothes were listed in this story. Some were actual brand names and others were twisted slightly to form new words. Do you know which brand names are real? If you were creating a brand of clothes for a wolf to wear, what made-up brand name would you call it? What future brand name would you like to have as a choice for yourself? 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